Thanks everyone! Your kind words are greatly appreciated.
I'm not aware of this trend of Friends Schools keeping kids on grade level. I think in general Friends Schools are more academically advanced. Our 2nd grade class is working on pretty much the same material as our PS 4th grade. So what is grade level at a Friends School may actually already be above the typical PS level. ??? Of course I can't speak definitively on this as far as all Friends Schools go. In the end it always come down to folks having to do their research.
Our local friends school is definitely on grade level in general. They do a lot of open ended projects and it is a lovely school environment. It's a school we looked at very closely before and after we found out DS was HG+. Before it was our dream school. Now I couldn't imagine him happy and engaged there for long.
Glad you found such a great fit! Congratulations!
